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Shivering, She was alarmed and the pointed gun prompted her frightened heart and shouted

'Nooo!'

She woke up panting heavily and screamed out of her dream. Her night gown soaked in perspiration. She searched franctically in the darkness of her room, only the tickling hand of the clock produced sound. She turned the table lamp on and got up to get water from the bathroom. She cleaned her face and gaggle some in her mouth. Her heartbeat retarded and her nerves relaxed. She never think about Laitan been an hindrance in her marriage . She thought he had accepted the divorce in good terms.

'oh God please help' she mouthed in to the foam on the bed. She had dragged herself back to the bedroom and lied on the foam. Her face blended into the object making her lied on her stomach. She brought her bible from under the pillow and pray silently.

'I want this to be just a dream, God. I don't want this in reality
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After praying for five minutes her phone rang. She recognised the caller with the customized ringingtone: Akon-I'm still lonely.

'hello' she said softly into the mouth piece after pressing the green button.

'I just dreamed about you' Evan replied her greeting by saying he dreamed about her.

Hope it was not type of dream she had, that could spell doom for the relationship if Evan isn't a man enough.

'what wh-at sort of dream' her voice shaky.

'it just some casual, you and I in Venice' he replied. What's wrong you sound somehow? Are you ok?

'I'm ok' she nodded like a lizard in the hot sun to her statement as if her listener was watching.

'are you sure' he persisted.

'you know... I'm just feeling dizzy before you call'

'k, let leave you to sleep then
goodnight and dream about me'

'good night' she blew him a kiss and the line went dead. Good thing, he did not had the same dream as hers.

Laitan? Her dream should remain what is, a dream.

Cybershow:
it my pleasure.. But why is kusibe77 not showing..... The link you edited modify it by putting -1 after the group

am here o. you have to edit, especially the last chapter. But wait is like you don end the story.
Anyway make I think about.

Thanks sir

Kedam:
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Evangelio:
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Cybershow thanks for kicking it off, Kusibe77 ur turn.

I am here. Am free since morning. I will read the previous and come up with something.

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'You are coward Evan' bayo Evan's friend said as he burst into another round of laughter.

He stared at him squarely wishing he could punch him.The scenario he found himself scares him a bit but his friend is bringing back some courage to continue the relationship with Miss Joy with his words and mocking laughter.

'I can bet that that gun you saw was a toy if not they should have done something nasty. They will be laughing like I'm doing presently' he chuckled and sipped his drink.

Mr Evan remembered when he was been trailed by those men to when his movement was obstructed, and to when they alight, and to when they walked towards him. Two men in black shades that made them half masked.
Mr Evan blinked, as he accessed the figures coming towards him.He peeped out through his window.

'gentlemen you are blocking my way please' he said courteously avoiding statement filled with insults.

One of the men walked to his car and bend, leaning on his window. The other man strategies his position some meters from them, he was looking around to check on anything unusual.

'see we are here to warn you. The girl you are dating belongs to us. If you care about your life back off' he said as spittle comes out of his mouth and drenched Evan's face.

Their intrusion was annoying but what power does a slave over a tyrant master. They blocked his way and now they threatened him. There is nothing he could do than to be patient because they might decide to act roughly since there is no sign of help for him.

'who are you' though he was becoming annoyed with their presence but he still managed to keep is calm and asked calmly.

The man burst into laughter and Evan watched in awe at his glass window.
'hey, he said who are we?' he raised his voice referring to the other man standing away.The other man brought out a gun from his pant belt and waved it at them.

'that's who we are' the man at his window remarked. 'if you did not back off you will be dead. We are giving you two choices: backing off and death.

It was scary only now Bayo was making it seemed less.

'you see if they truly meant business. I mean if what they did to you was not to only scare you. They will have shot you or do something dangerous'. His friend said bringing him back from his reverie.

'I am sure that gun was a toy used to scare you' he continued.
Mr Evan was not sure if his friend was right. He was scared to death in their presence but some courage has been restored now when he learnt the gun might be toy. He was having a second thought about his relationship already. He had not have the taste of the marriage he was already suffocating. What if he swallow it? He will die?

He took his glass from the table and sipped his drink. Before a gold becomes jewel it has passed through furnace. He is not going to quit.

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Miss joy was beaming with smile as people flash on dlash their teeth in her direction. She was supporting her gown with her hands which was long, touching the ground. Evan was smiling too,hand in hand they walked to the alter. A group of women took their seats at the right side to the entrance. The were wearing a desame type of cloth, Iro, Gele, and buba all in same colour. Joy's mother was among, she eyed her daughter and winked at her. This woman will not let her concentrate and she need to.

They stood facing the pastor. A dark man in dark suit and coloured tie fully grown and has some grey among.
Some minutes later just when the pastor said 'you can kiss the bride'.

'don't even try it' a voice thundered from the entrance. He was walking majestically like the 'commandos or unisols' pistol in hand. Head spinned, all attention turning to the intruder.

'you think you can quit things with me and continue, you are a comedian' he continued. He stopped abruptly giving some few distance from the alter, Miss joy was already shaking, her hands supporting her chest. Her heart beats racing fast. Today of all day which was her day of joy when she was getting the man of her dream. The smiles of some Minutes ago has been substituted with fear. She began breathing fast and hard and her teeth were drumming. Laitan her ex-boyfriend, she recognised him. He continued looking at Mr Evan, he adjusted his grip on the pistol and the audience begin to gasp on their seats their face in their palms. Some men,ladies where already lying on the floor. There where only four people standing: Miss Joy, Laitan,Mr Evan, the trembling pastor sheiding himself with Evan's figure.

K

susrite:
i mean modify some errors there

Susrite u asked him to edit it, as in delete it ba?

Cybershow:
I wil lead the way for chapter 1
kusibe77 ->chapter 2
stuff46 ->chapter 3
tattesco ->chapter 4
susrite ->chapter 5
pres01 ->chapter 6
bluestarry ->chapter 7
evangelio ->chapter 8
if the chapter continue we wil rotate it..

leggo

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present.lets make it a time tonight. We should discuss on it.

Dear silent viewers.
Have been busy but I will make it up to you this weekend.

Group 1 members, he don happen o.

thronekid:
No 07

i have the number in my moniker. I join u pick 7

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kusibe77.

Debo Man O war's gift.
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'Eh so be!! Eh so bey!!! Eh so bey!!!
The commander kept saying.

Debo continued to march in rhythm with the beats been drummed by the bands. He added vigour to his steps which makes him sweat profusely.

Today which was the Man O War recruitment programme. It was been witnessed by the hotness of the sun and the huge crowd of onlookers. Among the crowd was the girl he cherished so much because of her he was tagged 'loverboy' in secondary school.

When he was in SSS3, he sneaked out of school to buy snacks for the girl he loved. But regretted it when he was caught outside the class. He was flogged and the students named him lover boy. When he met his crush at the gate during closing hours salt was added to injury.

'Shey nah because of me you skipped class. Your mumu get level' she had said pointing to her head to mock him. He could only watched in perspiration.

'eh so bey! Eh so bey!!'
after matching for some more minutes. They started other activities. He was angered by her presence. She made him me went through lot of things,poured him dirty water when he went to her house 4 years back.He continued climbing ropes and she was still watching.

Finally, when the programme ended she was still there watching. She walked to him smiling.

'You just ignore me all this year' she said smiling.

Who is ignoring the other. For four years he ignored a light complexioned, 6 feet 5 inches tall. What did you want.

'I don't have your contact thats why'

'well,how are you doing' she continued playing with the strand of her hair.

'am fine and you' he asked.

They continued chatting and she continued smiling to his joke. Though he joked he maintained his straight face, maybe because what she did four years back.

'you did not have my contact?' she asked and he nodded.

'you did not give me since all this year' he replied.

'your phone?' she asked stretching her hand forth.

He gently bring the object out and give it to her. She typed her digit.

'call me' she said handing the phone back to him.

That was when he smiled for the first time through out the conversation.

Continued

Two week later, Miss Joy had became part of the Evan family. Vareena had developed to liked the woman so much. Since she was her teacher, she always helped her with her studies especially mathematics and chemistry. For 30 minutes everyday they would chat and acted like mother and daughter.

During the week vareena preparation for the quiz competition has been relatively hot. She spend more hours in her room studying. Her dad had learned to let her be. She kept on practicing and Miss Joy always made herself available to help.

The day of the competition Miss Joy was not around. She had excused herself because she had a certain called from her father that Saturday. Vareena went to the competition with Mike,some teacher and students from their school. The event took some tensed hours for it to completed. The last part was mathematics questions. She and one other contestant were left. The eight other contestants had been disqualified at various stages.
Both vareena and the boy answered the questions correctlyAnd had the same point, 54 each. The organisers decided to throw two more question which each contestant have to answer in 30 seconds.

The other boy was given his question. After the coordinator read the question the time began to read. He was unable to answer before the time elapsed.

During Vareena turn,She remembered a trick she was taught by Miss Joy.

Aunty, I had this question on 'world problem' she had said during one of her study in school.

'Read it' Miss Joy replied her.

'if a man travelled from town A to town B in 48 hours.How many seconds will it take the same man to travell the same distance to town C and back to his starting point'

'can you repeat the question' miss Joy said. She repeated the question and before she could finished Miss Joy provided the answer.

'8,640 seconds' she answered perfectly.

'What? How did you do that. I haven't complete reading the question' she had asked surprised.

'it's a trick' Miss Joy had replied. She went to explained how she had got the question when she first read. She had only asked her to read to buy time to process and solved the question.

The coordinator announced 'Bleep high school If you got the question correctly you are the winner and this competition will be over' he went on to read the question. Vareena did played the trick on him. Before he start the timer she said 'please repeat sir'

Her hands trembled and sweaty. Mike's eye locked hers and he smiled cobfidently. Not confident enough to make her smile too.

In the end she answered the question correctly by buying herself more time. She could not hide her Joy as she jumped up in excitement.

Miss Joy came to their house in the evening. It was a celebration gallour. They drank juice,wine and talked and talked. And talked some more, and played wildly.
Mr Evan was the happiest not only for his daughter success but for the new bond between his fiance and his daughter. They talked facing eachother, bringing out smile from the depth of his stomach.

First thing he wants to introduce himself to Joy's father. The lady was making things fast for him. She had informed his father about him.

'Did you tell your father about Vareena' he asked. Joy was caught unaware and almost choke on her drink. She had not think about it, she had thought atleast the relationship should be a step at a time.
The premature steps did not involved her. Not so early.

'No.... We could let the relationship build. And later I will let them know' she replied.

He wished the parents are not going to be obstacle to this relationahip.
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One Tuesday evening when Mr Evan was going to pick his daughter, he observed he was been trailed by a car. He tried to increase the acceleration but the potholes on the road made it easy not. The road was long and quiet, and the street, too, silent and retreating, the houses around were locked and scanty. His pursuers caught up with him. Two men in black shirts, they have their face half masked by big spectacles. One hand in each mans pocket as they stepped down from the car and walked towards him speedily.

This is it. His last days here. His last minute. Usually, men should say their last prayer. Where he learned that, he couldn't recall but he sure going to say it. His prayer: 'Lord... lo...rd... Var....vareena... guild her, keep her'

He felt his heart saying amen with the wall of his chest.

Kusibe77 is interested.

^^ I already vote before u r nominated. May be some other time.

Moderator!!!

Where are the questions??

The fourth follower adjusted his 3D glasses.
Nke! Thanks

Dedicated to AcheivaBabe. I don't mean to make it this late.

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Chapter 5 completion.

Just when she ascended the first step her phone rang. Vareena let her phone out of her bag and pressed the receiver.

'where are you' from the caller's end

'I went to make my hair' she said

'have you start making it or not'

she took her time to reply. She was contemplating to tell the truth or lie.
'No, I haven't'

'good,mount a bike and come home now'

'this is a life time opportunity you don't want to miss'

'dad, I ...'

'Taye is here on vacation, she is going back today. All you need is for you to be here that you can talk to her before she leaves'

she remain quiet and she listened. Her expression was that of disappointment.Today of all day Mrs Taye wants to return. The only relative she has apart from grandma. She came to Nigeria from Qatar last week.She sniffed and faced Patrick and Mike.

'see I have to go, my aunt is travelling back to Qatar and I have to see her because I don't know when I will see her again'

Pat was disappointed but what could he do.
'k,you can go. I understand'

Mike nodded which signified he agreed 'bye I will come some other time' she said. Her aunt has only visit them thrice since she was born. The ones she could remember her last two visit was when she was 6 and 11. She arrived in Nigeria on Monday this week. She told her dad on phone that she came for a enlightenment programme her company was holding in Lagos. The only day she visit them in Abeokuta was same day she is travelling back.Travelling back till God knows when.

She called on a bikeman and together she and Mike were carried on the same bike. Aunty Taye must give her gift from Qatar.Jewelrys,Designers dress which she will show off to her classmate. She adjusted herself to put more space between herself and Mike who was sitting behind. This is the first time they will be so close that their body is in contact. It was awkward moment for the two.

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laitan was not enjoying his evening.The thought of her is disturbing.He took another bottle of alcohol and removed it cap.

'shey you wan kill yurself ni' James the lanky one among is friend asked.

'abi! You have took five bottles of star now you are on the first bottle of gulder' Bayo the second, a fat guy said.
They were four on the table, James,Bayo,Laitan himself and Dragon. At the pub, it was unusual for Laitan to drink like this in night.

Draaaaagooooon, a hefty guy whose biceps could withstand Radamel kirchkow in a duel. His eyes are are customized red. No, he wasn't born like that, he did it himself. He seldom smile or laugh when he does it might be for mockery. Moreso he is a member of cult group.

'have you been heartbroken before' Laitan asked no one in particular.

Two out of the four of them burst into mocking laughter.

'Is like that girl has dump you' James remarked grinning.

'I made a mistake, I know but am sorry she should have forgive me. I...I....I.... Laitan sighed,rubbed his palm on his face.

'Mr man what do you want to do. The girl has move on, she got someone else' Bayo said.

'exactly' James added

Laitan looked at Bayo coldly.
'you asked me what I want to do?
Bayo noded. I want to find the someoneelse and make the relationship impossible.

He wanted to make Joy felt the same way, to be hurt. What she have with the girl was a fling and had not hope Joy will got to know about it. He wished he could turn back the hand of time. Joy was the girl hee wished to marry. She is caring,not demanding,creative. She has all quality to be a good wife. But he did hurt her and he was regretting it. He wanted to hurt her the more.

Dragon who had kept quiet all this while chuckled. He was sitted with his back straight, his hands on the neck of the bottle of his drink which was on the table.

'that's the best thing have heard since morning' he said and took another gulp from his drink.



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don't forget to like, comment, criticize, share, advise. Fatalveli u r such a blessing.

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Ding! Dong! Gban!
She heard the sound of the bell. It echo reached her in the middle of nowhere she was. She walked along the lonely path and darkness trailed behind her. Sweat was all over her like Simon peter in the ring. She hasten her steps and mopped her face with the back of her hands.

She looked back to check if she was safe. She was suppose to be an heroine not a coward. She should be able to fight, capture, withstand whatever was trailing her in the darkness.

She heard more weird sounds,insect perching, birds cackling. Birds were known to sing but in this darkness they were making scary sounds. The walking was not enough she began to jog.

She stopped abruptly ready to face whatever was trailing her.
Then It came, it was preceded by wind which was accompanied with dust and pebbles.They almost rendered her blind. She can't withstand this anymore. She usually thought it will be fun to be an heroine, the one's she had watched in movies. Maybe that was movie and this is reality.

It came round her, a bird, bigger than an aeroplane.It was coming for her at a fast speed. She wished the ground cold open and bury her.Her leg became heavy and stiff. She shut her eyes and trembled like an epileptic patient. It was still coming for her no doubt and the way it seems it will take her away.

She raised her hands to her head as if it will prevent it for coming. She bend a little maybe it will not reach her again. Eventually it came, but before it descended its claw on her. She let out an eardeafening scream.

She sprang up, sat up on her bed, it was a dream. Her 8 year old brother had predicted she will have nightmares when she watch scary movie yesterday. She was breathing fast, her heartbeat racing. She can't stay here alone where it was pitched darkness. she made for the door but collided to the wall and landed on her butt.
Her hands fell on something,her phone she picked and flash the light round the room.She felt movement in the room,opposite wherever she flashed the light.

The place isn't safe. she opened the door and ran out and again it was pitch darkness. There is only one person who could save her.

'Daddy!!!'she screamed. She had bow down as her heart almost come down from her chest. She used her hands to blocked her ears from the scream.

'My baby! His father answered. 'Am outside, Light will be on in a minute'

Fatalveli:
Do you live in lag.isl

nope. N.E

This is very insightful.
Am going to save this page.
Thanks for sharing with us

ACHIEVABABE:
Eh,u ar tryin my patience kusibe77,or do u wnt 2 recieve som spankin 4rm me b4 u upload,take tym!!!

biko o. Don't spank me o.

You mean when the work is posted. We will submit in the next 48 hours. @Divepen

Ermm chinwe, weldone here o.

[quote author=thronekid post=30654504][/quote]sorry o.
Hope you r doing better?

Best new comer: Chinweblinkz